Ash-pan



E. M. GEHRMANN.

ASH PAN.

APPLICATIGN FILED JULY 20, 1920.

1,369,739. Patented Feb. 22, 1921.

INVENTOR WITNESS:

'- I 'i i canon filed July 20,

. U TED STATES P ATENT OFFICE."

ELIZABETH ivriennmvmivn, or JBEILLINGHAM, WASHINGTON.

' ASH-PAN.

To all whom it'mayco'ncern':

Be it known that' I ,ELIZAnn'rH M. GEHR- MANN, a citizenof the United States, residing at Bellingham,in theflcounty of Whatcom and "State of \Vashingtomhave invented new and useful Improvements in Ash- Pans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ash pans and the present invention is an improvement over that disclosed in Patent No. 1,318,51-.8,granted to me on October 14, 1919. l

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of the patented device by providing means for facilitating the emptying of the pan and also the transporting of the pan.

his invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention, with the side coverzsections partly open.

Fig. 2 'is a longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 1 with the rear end partly open. V

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 but showing the cover sections 12 in closed position.

Fig. 1 is a view looking toward the rear end of'the device with the cover sections in open position.

As shown in these views, the box consists of the sides 1. which are firmly secured to the bottom 2, the front end 3 whichis hinged to the bottom and the rear end a which is hinged at its upper end to the rod 5. Both ends are provided with side flanges 6 to engage the side walls of the box and the rear end 4 is also provided with a bottom flange 6. The side flanges on the front end are adapted to engage the outer faces of the side walls while the flanges on the end 4 are adapted to engage the inner walls of the box. The flanges are so formed that when in engagement with the side walls they will hold the ends in closed position by friction,

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patented Feiy 22, 1921 1920. Serial No. 397,684.

though I may provide latch means 7 if de- SIICCl Each end is provided with a. handle ti on its outer face for facilitating the swinglngopenthereof. The front end is provided with the upward extensions 9,'which are spaced apart to form the recess 10 to receive the cover operating rod 11. This cover consists of the two side members 12 and the end member '13, the side members being hinged to the upper edges of the sides of the box and the part 13 being hinged to This part 13 is connected with 7 5 the rod 5. the end of rod 11 by the flexible joint 14 and the side members '12 are connected with the arms 15, which are connected with the rod 11. By forming the cover in sections it can be openedand closed while the pan is in the ash pit of the stove and the end'section 1.3 will prevent the ashes from passing between the rear end of the pan and the side sections 12 when the pan is being with drawn from the ash pit. By moving the rod 11 outwardly the cover section 13 will first be swung into closed position and then the side sections will be closed and these side sections will overlap the end section.

By pushing the rod 11 inwardly the cover sections will be swung to open position.

This cover and its operating means form the SHbJSCi) matter of the before mentioned patent and it is not'tho'ught necessary to describe them in detail.

The hinged rod for the side members is of l U-shape with its limbs forming the hinge of each member and its cross piece 16 extending across the front of the box, the center of this piece being formed with an eye 17 to receive" the 'rod 11. The bail or handle 18 has its ends secured to the ears 19 located on the outer faces of the side walls of they box,

1 this handle being made of suflicient length to drop over the box to to swing'open. V

By this construction it will be-seen that the box may beeasily transported while'in closed position and that it can be emptied by swinging the rear end outwardly while keeping the upper end closed.

It is thought from the foregoing descripperrnit thefcover parts 'tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I'may make changes in the construction and in the ;combination and arrangement of the several.

parts, provided that such changes fall with J in the scope of the appended claims.

' What I claim is:-

1. An ash pan comprising a front end hinged at its lower end to the pan, a rear end hinged at its upper end, side flanges on said ends for engaging the walls of the pan for holding the ends in closed position, a foldalole cover for the pan'and an operating rod for said cover. a

2. An ash pan having its ends hinged, a foldable cover formed of a pair of side sections and an end section, a rod connected with said sections for opening and closing the. same and a handle secured to the outer faces'of the side walls of the pan it being of snflicient dimensions as to pass beyond 15 either end of the pan, when not in use so the cover sections can be opened.

3. An ash pan comprising a foldable cover comprising a pair of side sections hinged at the edges of the side walls, the hinge 20 means including a U-shaped rod, the cross piece of which extends across the front of the pan with an e e formed at its center and an operating r0 for the cover connected with the sections thereof 7 and passing 25 through the eye.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ELIZABETH M. GEHRMANN. 

